2017 Newport Jazz Festival - Friday Highlights
Saturday, August 05, 2017
The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival kicked of its weekend of smooth music at Fort Adams State Park on Friday and then rocked the Tennis Hall of Fame Friday night.
The weather was ideal, the crowd was mellow, and the music was smooth. The granddaddy of festivals, often billed as the "First Annual American Jazz Festival", was in full swing from beginning to end.
A lineup of outstanding acts delivered the goods that jazz fans have come to expect from the venerable festival.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTHighlights of the day included performances by the soulful Jimmy Greene Quartet, the harmonic vocal arrangements of Naturally 7, the beautiful voice of Cecile McLorin Salvant, funk saxophonist Maceo Parker, the fabulous voice of Leslie Odom, Jr., and the original Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.
The day was capped off with a wonderful evening at the international Tennis Hall of Fame, with standout performances by Rhiannon Giddens and Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue.
GoLocalProv was there to bring you all the highlights and capture another great day in the festival’s storied history.
See the slideshow below for photos.
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The 2017 Newport Jazz Festival kicked of its weekend of smooth music at Fort Adams State Park yesterday.
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